Megan Aalberts

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Height:
5-6
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Otsego
Hometown:
Otsego, Mich.

2020: (Cross Country)

Competed at the Falcon Invitational and MAC Championships 6K meets
Finished 45th overall at the Falcon Invitational with a time of 23:41.7
Placed 64th at the MAC Championships with a season-best time of 22:57.6

2019-20: (Cross Country)

Competed in six races during the 2019 season
Opened her season in the 5K at the Mel Brodt Invitational with a time of 19:32.4 and a finish of 20^th
Set a personal best in the 5K at the Louisville Classic with a time of 18:39.1 and finishing 126th overall
Placed 61^st at the MAC Championships
Closed out the season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, placing 156^th in the 6K with a season-best time of 23:23.6

2018-19: (Cross Country)

Competed in five races for the orange and brown
Opened her season at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener, finishing the 5K with a time of 19:19.7
Ran her first collegiate 6K at the All-Ohio Collegiate XC Championships, completing the course in 24:01.0
Participated in the Bradley Pink Classic, crossing the finish line with a time of 23:22.0
Recorded her best 6K time of the year, and new personal best, at the MAC Championships with a time of 22:52.9
Concluded the season at the Great Lakes Regionals with a time of 23:15.3 in the 6K

(Indoor)

Ran the 800, the mile and the 3000 for the Falcons
Ran a personal best time of 2:26.92 in the 800 at the Toledo Dual meet
Posted a season-best time of 5:18.88 in the mile at the Doug Raymond Invite
Ran a time of 5:20.67 that converted down to 5:17.53 in the Toledo Dual for the mile
Posted a 10:38.60 in the 3000 at the Can-Am International
Also ran the third leg of the distance medley relay team that competed at the MAC Championships, placing ninth in 12:11.76

(Outdoor)

Did not compete

2017-18: (Cross Country)

Ran unattached at the Mel Brodt Invitational, finishing 10th overall with a time of 19:11.7

(Indoor)

Ran the mile and the 3,000 for the Falcons
In the mile, ran a season-best time of 5:08.22 at the Silverston Invitational
Placed third in the mile at the Doug Raymond Invitational
Posted a time of 10:34.28 in her only 3,000 race of the year at the Akron Invitational
Placed fourth in the blue division in that 3,000 event

(Outdoor)

Redshirted

High School:

Earned 12 varsity letters at Otsego High School
Four-time all-county, all-conference, all-region, all-state and team Most Valuable Player in cross country
School record holder in the cross country 5,000m
In track and field, holds the school record in the 1,600 and also broke school records in the 3,200 and 3,200 relay
Three-time all-conference, all-region and all-state in track and field as well as a two-time team MVP
Cross country team won state titles in 2015 and 2016, following a second-place finish in 2014 and third place result in 2013
Four-time cross country conference champions
Track and field team won conference and regional championships in 2015 and 2016

Personal:

Megan Elizabeth Aalberts was born Aug. 5, 1999
Plans to study accounting
Daughter of Stephanie Aalberts
One brother, Benjamin

PERSONAL BESTS
Cross Country
5K: 18:39.1, Louisville Classic (10/5/19)
6K: 22:52.9, MAC Championships (10/27/18)
Indoor Track and Field
800: 2:26.92, Toledo Dual (1/18/19)
Mile: 5:08.22, Silverston Invitational (2/16/18)
3000: 10:34.28, Akron Invitational (2/3/18)

CAREER FINISHES
2020 Results
Nov. 7 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 23:41.7 – 45th
Nov. 21 – Mid-American Conference Championship (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 6K – 22:57.6 – 64th

2019 Results
Aug. 30 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (Former Forest Creason Golf Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 5K – 19:32.4 – 20th
Sept. 13 – MSU Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course – East Lansing, MI) – 6K – 23:56.9 – 84th
Oct. 5 – Louisville Classic (E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 5K – 18:39.1 – 126th
Oct. 18 – Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course – Peoria, IL) – 6K – 23:24.2 – 111st
Nov. 2 – Mid-American Conference Championship (NIU North 40 Course – DeKalb, IL) – 6K – 23:37.1 – 61st
Nov. 15 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Zimmer Championship Course – Madison, WI) – 6K – 23:23.6 – 156th

2018 Results
Sept. 7 - Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (Forest Creason Golf Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 5K - 19:19.7 - 20th
Sept. 29 - All-Ohio Collegiate Championships (Silver Creek Metro Park - Norton, OH) - 6K - 24:01.0 - 122nd
Oct. 12 - Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course - Peoria, IL) - 6K - 23:22.0 - 219th
Oct. 27 - Mid-American Conference Championship (Ottawa Park Golf Course - Toledo, OH) - 6K - 22:52.9 - 65th
Nov. 9 - NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country - Terre Haute, IN) - 6K - 23:.3 - 151st